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Meaning of "comminute" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMMINUTE

From Latin comminuere, from com- (intensive) + minuere to reduce; related to minor.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMMINUTE

ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMMINUTE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Comminute is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb comminute in English.

WHAT DOES COMMINUTE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of comminute in the English dictionary

The first definition of comminute in the dictionary is to break into several small fragments. Other definition of comminute is to divide into small lots. Comminute is also to pulverize.



CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COMMINUTE

PRESENT

Present
I comminute
you comminute
he/she/it comminutes
we comminute
you comminute
they comminute
Present continuous
I am comminuting
you are comminuting
he/she/it is comminuting
we are comminuting
you are comminuting
they are comminuting
Present perfect
I have comminuted
you have comminuted
he/she/it has comminuted
we have comminuted
you have comminuted
they have comminuted
Present perfect continuous
I have been comminuting
you have been comminuting
he/she/it has been comminuting
we have been comminuting
you have been comminuting
they have been comminuting
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I comminuted
you comminuted
he/she/it comminuted
we comminuted
you comminuted
they comminuted
Past continuous
I was comminuting
you were comminuting
he/she/it was comminuting
we were comminuting
you were comminuting
they were comminuting
Past perfect
I had comminuted
you had comminuted
he/she/it had comminuted
we had comminuted
you had comminuted
they had comminuted
Past perfect continuous
I had been comminuting
you had been comminuting
he/she/it had been comminuting
we had been comminuting
you had been comminuting
they had been comminuting
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will comminute
you will comminute
he/she/it will comminute
we will comminute
you will comminute
they will comminute
Future continuous
I will be comminuting
you will be comminuting
he/she/it will be comminuting
we will be comminuting
you will be comminuting
they will be comminuting
Future perfect
I will have comminuted
you will have comminuted
he/she/it will have comminuted
we will have comminuted
you will have comminuted
they will have comminuted
Future perfect continuous
I will have been comminuting
you will have been comminuting
he/she/it will have been comminuting
we will have been comminuting
you will have been comminuting
they will have been comminuting
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would comminute
you would comminute
he/she/it would comminute
we would comminute
you would comminute
they would comminute
Conditional continuous
I would be comminuting
you would be comminuting
he/she/it would be comminuting
we would be comminuting
you would be comminuting
they would be comminuting
Conditional perfect
I would have comminute
you would have comminute
he/she/it would have comminute
we would have comminute
you would have comminute
they would have comminute
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been comminuting
you would have been comminuting
he/she/it would have been comminuting
we would have been comminuting
you would have been comminuting
they would have been comminuting
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you comminute
we let´s comminute
you comminute
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to comminute
Past participle
comminuted
Present Participle
comminuting
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMMINUTE

acute · attribute · Canute · Cnut · constitute · contribute · cornute · cute · dispute · distribute · Hardecanute · Hardicanute · Harthacanute · institute · Knut · mute · newt · substitute · tribute · ute

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMMINUTE

commie · commies · comminate · commination · comminative · comminatory · Commines · commingle · comminuted · comminuted fracture · comminution · commis · commis chef · commiserable · commiserate · commiseratingly · commiseration · commiserative · commiseratively · commiserator

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMMINUTE

absolute · arc minute · brute · chute · commute · compute · en route · flute · half-minute · last-minute · minute · New York minute · parachute · prostitute · repute · route · salute · statute · up to the minute · up-to-the-minute

Synonyms and antonyms of comminute in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «comminute» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COMMINUTE

Find out the translation of comminute to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of comminute from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comminute» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

粉碎性骨折
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

conminuta
570 millions of speakers
en

English

comminute
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

comminute
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

امتزج
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

измельчают
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

comminute
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

গুঁড়া করা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

se mélanger
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kominute
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

zerkleinern
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

comminute
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

comminute
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Kominute
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tán
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

comminute
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कमी करणे
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

ufalamak
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

Sminuzzare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

Rozdrobnić
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

подрібнюють
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mărunțesc
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κονιοποιώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vergruizen
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Finfördela
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

findele
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comminute

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMMINUTE»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of comminute
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comminute

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMMINUTE»

Discover the use of comminute in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comminute and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Techno-chemical receipt book
Comminute 2t ounces of leaves of common buck bean, 1?; ounces each of germandcr water, dried orange peel, and leaves of wormwood, and i ounce each of cinnamon and gentian root. Pour 1}; gallons of rectified spirit of 90 per cent.
W.T. Brannt
2
Handbook of Analysis and Quality Control for Fruit and ...
Comminute the prepared material in a blender. Enzymes naturally present may cause undesirable changes. They may be inactivated with steam or boiling alcohol. Sufficient alcohol should be used to give a strength of 80% in the mix. Cut the ...
S. Ranganna, 1986
3
Handbook of Food Process Modeling and Statistical Quality ...
Table E.5.50 Aflotoxin testing program employed for peanuts in the United States (Converted into S1 units from Dickens and \Vhitaker, 1982) STEP 1 1 comminute third 22 kg sample in subsampling mill STEP 12 STEP 13 extract 1 100 make ...
Mustafa Ozilgen, 1998
4
A dictionary of the English language. Abstracted from the ...
kVoodward. To COMMI NGLE. p. a. [commfscec, lat.] Tp mix into one mass; to mix ; to blend. Shakesp. To COMMI NCLE. v n. To uniie with another thing. Bacon. COMMl'NUIBLE. a. [from comminute.] Fran? git- le; reducible lo powder. Browne.
Samuel Johnson, 1768
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
Comminute in Waring blendor for about two minutes. Strain through a United States Standard No. 20 sieve. Make Baume, Brix, or Salom- eter determinations on the strained liquid. A sufficient quantity of the strained liquid should be filtered to ...
6
Pantologia: a new cabinet cyclopaedia, comprehending a ...
(from comminute.) Fra<j.ible; reducible to powder (Brown). To COMMINUTE. t>. a . {commtnuo, Lat.) To grind; to pulverize {Bacon). COMMINUTION. s. (from comminute.) l.The act of grinding into small part9 ; pulverization {Bentley). 2.
7
Mycotoxins and Animal Foods
The Dickens mill with a 3.18- and a 1.59-mm screen was used to comminute the peanuts and cottonseed, respectively, while a Willey mill with a 1-mm screen was used to comminute shelled corn. Increasing the degree of comminution (more ...
DUPLICATE Smith, Rachel Henderson, 1991
8
Pantologia: A new cyclopaedia, comprehending a complete ...
To Commi'ngle. v. n. Touniteone with another (Bacon). COMMINL1BLE. o- (from comminute.) Frauible; reducible to powder {Brown). To COMMINUTE, v. a. ( comminuo, Lat.) To grind; to pulverize (Baron). COMMINUTION. ». (from comminute.) ...
John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, 1813
9
Encyclopaedia Perthensis; or, Universal dictionary of ...
v.n. To unite one with . **»•— Dissolutions of gum tragacanth and oil '*«* almond » do not commingle, the oil re- a""raia«the top 'till they be- stirred. Bacon. * COMMINUliiI.E. adj. Lfrom □comminute.'] Frangible; reducible to powder: susceptible ...
Encyclopaedia Perthensis, 1816
10
The Lancet
In such a case as this, then, the - only manner of overcoming the difficulty is, to comminute the portion of calculus at the spot where it is lodged; but before breaking it, it must be seized, and unfortunately there is no space left between the  ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMMINUTE»

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COMMENTARY: CMAP-TV failed SBC, will not support KQKE radio
... city should look at the money we spend with them and us it somewhere else where we get true interest in our comminute out from out of town. «Benitolink: San Benito County News, May 15»
2
Grey's Anatomy Recap 3/12/15: Season 11 Episode 15 "I Feel the …
Yet this patient wanted to Callie to perform a hip replacement in order for her to comminute her high-flying dating life. And for some reason that ... «Celebrity Dirty Laundry, Mar 15»
3
Top 10 NBA Players With The Most Twitter Followers
Twitter has taken over and changed the game of sports, as now you can comminute with your favorite sports athletes like never before. «Sports Chat Place, Jul 14»
4
INVESTIGATION: Massacre in Gboko: Soldiers at Dangote's factory …
The hospital identified the following as the cause of death: “Blunt force trauma to the left aspect of the skull with comminute skull fracture and ... «Premium Times, Jun 14»
5
Companies increasingly use SNS for marketing
Because social media allows companies to directly comminute with their consumers, it can be used to improve a brand's image. After joining ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, May 14»
6
Application of a Cutting Mill to Prepare Samples Derived from …
Hence, it is necessary to comminute samples in larger quantities in the range of 1-10L. A sieving of 0.5-1mm is recommended to obtain the ... «Azom.com, Oct 13»
7
Using Rotor Mill Technology to Process Tea Samples
In this example, the Planetary Micro Mill PULVERISETTE 7 premium line was used to comminute a tea sample (Figure 1) as per the request of ... «Azom.com, Oct 13»
8
Gebr Pfeiffer Convention 2012
... at Mordov Cement, Russia, where the grinding mill is required to comminute chalk-based raw material with a moisture content of 26 per cent. «International Cement Review, Aug 12»
9
Vibrating Cup Mill Perfect for Grinding Hard, Brittle and Fibrous …
The grinding set consisting of rings and puck comminute the grinding sample with extremely high pressure, impact forces and friction. «Azom.com, Apr 11»
10
Kerry Ingredients & Flavours at the Heart of Meat Technology and …
... flavours across the full range of whole muscle meats, comminute products, poultry, barbecue and rotisserie, cooked meats and cured meats. «Food Ingredients First, Jul 10»
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